HOW POLITICS BECAME SOCIAL FT. DR. JAMES DENNIS Life Solved

From the Cambridge Analytica scandal, to protest in response to the death of George Floyd, Dr James Dennis explores how social media is a gateway and amplifier to learning, engagement and civil participation in politics.
 
Find out how political behaviour is changing in the digital age and how social media can be used as a force for change and mass participation in the issues of the day.
 
Subscribe for a new episode every week, and share the big idea #lifesolved
 
You can find out more about research taking place at the University of Portsmouth at port.ac.uk/SOLVE.
Points of Interest:

Dr James Dennis- Senior Lecturer, Political Communication and Journalism- https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/james-dennis(20b49cef-e460-4040-b906-88c3d383156b).html

Articles relating to the Facebook Cambridge Analytica Scandal - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/c81zyn0888lt/facebook-cambridge-analytica-scandal
 
Momentum - https://peoplesmomentum.com/about/
Kony 2012 - https://www.forbes.com/sites/haydnshaughnessy/2012/03/11/kony-2012-successes-and-failings-in-the-stop-kony-campaign/
38 Degrees - https://home.38degrees.org.uk/

News on George Floyd - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52861726

Blackout Tuesday - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/06/03/blackout-tuesday-black-squares-instagram/
 
Bring back our girls - https://bringbackourgirls.ng/
Digital Campaigning by Black Lives Matter -
Deen Freelon -http://dfreelon.org/
Charlton Mcilwain - https://charltonmcilwain.com/
Meredith Clark - http://meredithdclark.com
Dominic Cummings Lockdown News - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-52784290
Follow latest research- https://www.port.ac.uk/research

Solve Magazine- port.ac.uk/solve  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.